2015 Global Security Forum
The 2015 Global Security Forum will be held on Monday, November 16th from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at CSIS headquarters located at 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
2015 AGENDA
Opening Session: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Address by:
John O. Brennan
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Morning Breakout Sessions I: 9:30-10:45 a.m.
I. Russia's Strategic Vision
Former Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, India, Israel, and Jordan
Michael Vickers
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Moderator:
Olga Oliker
Senior Adviser and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
II. Counter-Coercion Strategies: Assessing U.S. Next Steps in Maritime Asia
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS
Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
Christopher Johnson
Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Kathleen Hicks
Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, Director of the International Security Program, CSIS
III. Another Last Supper for the Defense Industry?
Denis Bovin
Senior Advisor, Evercore Partners
André Gudger
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
William Lynn
CEO, Finmeccanica North America and DRS Technologies
Vago Muradian
Editor, Defense News
Moderator:
Andrew Hunter
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS
IV. The Geopolitical Implications of Europe's Migration Crisis
Philipp Ackerman
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States
Geoff Dyer
Financial Times Correspondent, Washington Bureau
Eric Schwartz
Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Catherine Wiesner
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Video Presentation:
Kelly Clements
Deputy UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Moderator:
Heather Conley
Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and Director, Europe Program, CSIS
Morning Breakout Sessions II: 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
I. The Defense Budget and Reform After the Deal
Christian Brose
Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee
Tina Jonas
Former Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS
Steve Kosiak
Former Associate Director for Defense and International Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
Moderator:
Todd Harrison
Director, Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS
II. Beyond TPP: U.S. Economic Strategy for Asia
Ernie Bower
Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asian Studies, CSIS
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Moderator:
Murray Hiebert
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asian Studies, CSIS
III. Bulls, Bears and Polar Bears: An Energy Market Outlook
Michael Cohen
Head of Energy Commodities Research, Barclays
Michelle Patron
Former Senior Director for Energy and Climate, National Security Council
Adam Sieminski
Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Michael Wittner
Managing Director and Global Head of Oil Market Research, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
Moderators:
Sarah Ladislaw
Director, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS
Frank Verrastro
Senior Vice President and James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy & Geopolitics, CSIS
IV. The Human Crisis in Syria and Iraq: What Can be Done?
Jason Cone
Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières/USA
Rebecca Hersman
Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS
Jeremy Konyndyk
Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Relief, USAID
Robert Mardini
Regional Director for the Middle East, International Committee of the Red Cross
Moderator:
Steve Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
Lunch: 12:15-1:00 p.m
Mid-Day Plenary Session: 1:00-2:15 p.m.
Foreign Policy Priorities for the Next Administration
Derek Chollet
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and Counselor and Senior Advisor for Security and Defense Policy, German Marshall Fund
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard University
Mackenzie Eaglen
Resident Fellow, America Enterprise Institute
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
International Security Program Fellow, New America
Moderator:
Arshad Mohammed
Reuters
Closing Plenary Session: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Iran and the Way Forward in the Middle East:
A Conversation with Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS
